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Tushka, Oklahoma
Summary
Tushka is a town in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 312 at the 2010 census, a decline of 9.6 percent from the figure of 345 recorded in 2000.
In 1872, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway (Katy) built a track five miles south of Atoka in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation in the Indian Territory and created a settlement which it called Peck Switch, Indian Territory. The first post office was established in 1903. The name was changed to Lewis in 1905, honoring the first postmaster, Charles Lewis. In 1909, the community was renamed Dayton, but was changed during the same year to the present Tushka. Tushka is a Choctaw word meaning "warrior".
Tushka was first incorporated in 1915, but disincorporated after 15 years. There were 248 residents at the 1920 census. A fire destroyed most of the town during the Great Depression. During World War II, many of the remaining residents moved to California for work and never returned. The town incorporated again in 1968. Its population had recovered to 230 in 1970.
Tushka was hit by a tornado on April 14, 2011, causing damage to much of the town, including the school, and causing two deaths.
Tushka is located at (34.319552, -96.166265).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (2.70%) is water.
Tushka is located along U.S. Highway 69/75.
As of the census of 2000, there were 345 people, 139 households, and 94 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 162 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 72.46% White, 19.71% Native American, 0.29% from other races, and 7.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.03% of the population.
There were 139 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.
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